26916. Misbranding of canned salmon. U. S. v. 1,350 Cases of Canned Salmon. 
Consent decree of condemnation. Product released under bond to be 
relabeled.     (F. & D. no. 38898.    Sample nos. 23602-C, 32408-C.)
This salmon was represented to be Select quality but in fact consisted of 
salmon of inferior quality.
On December 31, 1936, the United States attorney for the Western District 
of Washington, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
? he district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 1,350 cases 
of canned salmon at Seattle, Wash., alleging that the article had been shipped 
in interstate commerce on or about September 13, 1936, from Tyee, Alaska, 
by the Sebastian-Stuart Fish Co., and charging misbranding in violation of 
the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: "Dawn Brand 
Select Salmon * * * Select Pink Salmon Packed By Sebastian Stuart 
Fish Co. Main Office Seattle."
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statements, "Select 
Salmon" and "Select Pink Salmon", borne on the label were false and mis- 
leading and tended to mislead and deceive the purchaser when applied to 
salmon of an inferior quality.
On January 28, 1937, the Sebastian-Stuart Fish Co. having appeared as 
claimant and having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condem- 
nation was entered and it was ordered that the product be released under 
bond conditioned that it be relabeled under the supervision of this Department.
W. R. GBEGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.